GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| virulent | marked by a rapid, severe, and destructive course |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| articulate | expressing oneself readily, clearly, and effectively |
| skiff | any of various small boats |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| larder | a place where food is stored : pantry |
| forte | one's strong point |